58-60 Southampton Row London Camden WC1B 4AR Data via plota.co.uk

REGISTERED 2026/0997/P
Utility infrastructure
Council
Camden 3.1/10
Date received
19 Mar 2026
Date validated
19 Mar 2026
Postcode
WC1B 4AR

Description

Installation of four air-conditioning units and two fridge/freezer compressors within rear courtyard Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 179.

Day 179, past the statutory target. 68% of full applications in Camden are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 179123 days past the 56-day target
48%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
24%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →

Site constraints 6

Bloomsbury conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Basements · Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Camden AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Also on the record
Inside the Camden built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
76 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Retention of four air conditioning units at the rear of the ground floor premises
2024/4384/P
2024 Approved
80-82 Southampton Row London Camden WC1B 4BB
Installation of a replacement awning to shopfront, a small louvre within the shopfront, t…
2023/5323/P
2024 Approved
86 Southampton Row London WC1B 4BB
Display of 1 x internally illuminated (halo-lit) fascia sign and 1 x internally illuminat…
2024/5696/A
2024 Approved
Victoria House 37-63 Southampton Row London WC1B 4DA
Variation of condition 3 of listed building consent 2024/4257/L approved 11/11/2024 for i…
2024/5625/L
2024 Approved
Victoria House 37-63 Southampton Row London WC1B 4DA
Details of new flooring and method for strengthening the roof level balustrade required b…
2024/5126/L
2024 Approved
Victoria House 37-63 Southampton Row London WC1B 4DA
Internal amendments to the layout and finishes at Basement Levels 1 and 2, installation o…
2024/5276/P
2024 Approved
37-63 Victoria House Southampton Row London Camden WC1B 4DA
Internal amendments to the layout and finishes at Basement Levels 1 and 2, installation o…
2024/4257/L
2024 Approved
Bevan House Boswell Street London Camden WC1N 3BT
External alteration to side flank wall of building with render finish
2024/0873/P
2024 Refused
Pavement outside The Holborn Hotel on north side of Theobald's Road at junction with Old Gloucester Street London WC1B 4AR
Installation of a Pulse Smart Hub with integrated digital screens and emergency functiona…
2024/3309/P
2024 Refused
Pavement outside The Holborn Hotel on north side of Theobald's Road at junction with Old Gloucester Street London WC1B 4AR
Display of illuminated content on digital screens integrated within new communication Hub.
2024/3440/A
2024 Approved
5 Bloomsbury Place London WC1A 2QP
Change of Use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class F1(a) Provision of…
2024/0787/P
2024 Approved
31 Southampton Row London Camden WC1B 5HJ
External alterations and internal refurbishments to include creation of a new office entr…
2024/2017/L
2024 Approved
37-63 Victoria House Southampton Row London Camden WC1B 4DA
Installation of partitions, suspended ceilings and associated MEP works at basement level…
2024/2076/L
2024 Approved
37-63 Victoria House Southampton Row London Camden WC1B 4DA
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2023 Approved
76 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Installation of new timber shopfront on front elevation.
2023/3269/P
2023 Approved
58-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Installation of new shopfront and awnings and associated alterations and; plant at rear f…
2023/5389/P
2021 Withdrawn
100 Southampton Row London WC1B 4BB
Partial change of use from A1 to C3 residential unit at existing lower and ground floor l…
2021/2602/P
2023 Approved
Institute For International Education Of Students 5 Bloomsbury Place London WC1A 2QP
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) (T179) - Lift low canopy to southwest over rear…
2023/4916/T
2016 Withdrawn
Unit 6 Victoria House 37-63 Southampton Row London WC1B 4DA
Alterations to existing shopfront.
2016/5050/NEW
2016 Approved
2-6 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AA
Installation of ventilation equipment for kitchen, involving one air-handling unit on rea…
2016/1828/L
2016 Withdrawn
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2016 Approved
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Replacement of aluminium casement windows with aluminium double glazed casement windows t…
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Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Camden is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #242 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Camden decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #149 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #215 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #242 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #158 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
467 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
46 decided
1,973
Total decisions
234 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings